Re: [PyrNet-L] CHAT: Pyr that bit

["Matt Rausch" <mrausch@evansville.net>]

Dear Patti:  Thank you for putting this so very well.  I didn't know how to
explain this:  I didn't believe it was correct for the first thing the pyr
did was bite.  I don't have any guarding experience (I admit this) but I
would expect Noah to do other things before he would resort to biting and
you put it perfectly.
Cheryl R.

>Actually, I would expect a pyr to bark first, before charging.  And then to
>attempt to "run off" the predator first, before attacking.   There are
>steps that a good LGD should follow in order, I believe, which are: 1) mark
>& bark to let any near aware of his presence, 2) bark & posture & warn if
>predator is in sight, 3) chase predator off, and finally, as a last resort,
>4) attack.  A good LGD should also be able to tell the difference between a
>threat and not a threat.  You don't want your LGD's to be chasing and
>killing deer, which I've heard of happen too.